Sector Dorte Weber, M.Ed. (TESL) ESL Coordinator, MacEwan - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Integration and the Language Sector Dorte Weber, M.Ed. (TESL) ESL Coordinator, MacEwan University Past President, Alberta Teachers of English as a Second Language Language and Language Assessment Language is the primary tool for

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Integration and the Language Sector

Dorte Weber, M.Ed. (TESL) ESL Coordinator, MacEwan University Past President, Alberta Teachers of English as a Second Language

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Language and Language Assessment

Language is the primary tool for settlement
Language assessment is high stakes
CLBs for testing and description
Professional development in CLB testing

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Funding Priorities

LINC 5 in Alberta vs. LINC 8 in Ontario
Language requirements for meaningful

employment

Language requirements for further

education

Funding gaps

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Gaps in Service

LINC/ESL
Learner goals versus funder goals
Gaps in the funding models
Transferability and laddering
Online learning and PD

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Strengths and Opportunities

Solid system
Commitment to newcomer integration
Better cooperation
Language sector representation
Capacity and the ability to change